This fried chicken restaurant has just 3 menu items — and San Franciscans are going nuts for it

A fried-chicken restaurant has captured the hearts of San Franciscans. The Bird landed in the city's SoMa neighborhood in October and has since been drawing lines out the door.

The counter-service restaurant is part of restaurateur Adriano Paganini's growing empire, which includes Super Duper Burger, Unos Dos Tacos, and about 20 other Bay Area restaurants. Like the popular burger chain, The Bird features a limited menu of just two entrées and fries.

We stopped by The Bird on a recent afternoon to see if it's worth the wait.

I sunk my teeth in and was surprised to find the chicken thick, juicy, and packed with flavor. It wasn't some flimsy patty with more batter than substance. Dark meat was a wise choice.

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I ordered the sandwich spicy and was not disappointed. Warsham's spice blend was inspired by berbere, a distinctive East African spice mix that combines chili peppers, cumin, garlic, coriander, ginger, basil, and fenugreek. And it's hot!